start stop button MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2010 User Guide

Vehicles with manual transmission
X
Shift to eithe rfirst or reverse gear R.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X Apply the parkin gbrake firmly.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission X
Shift the transmission to position P.
With the key
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immo biliserisa ctivated.
X Apply the parking brake firmly.
i Thek ey can only be removed if the trans-
mission is in position P.
Usin gKEYLESS -GO
X Press the Start/Sto pbutton (Y page 135).
The engine stop sand al lthe indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster go out.
X Apply the parkin gbrake firmly.
i Thee ngine can be turne doff whil ethe
vehicle is in mot ionb ypress inga nd holding
the Start/Sto pbutton for thre eseconds. EC
Os tart/sto pfunction
Gen eral notes i
TheE CO start/stop function is only avail-
abl efor the E200 CG IBlueEFFICIENCY
model with manu altransmission.
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engine off automatically in certain situations.
The engine starts automatically whe nyou pull
away again.
The ECO star t/stopfunction thereby helps
you to reduce the fuel consumption and emis-
sions of your vehicle. The ECO start/stop function is activated each
time the engine is switched on. The system is
operational when ECO symbol
:is shown in
the multifunction display.
! Always switch the ignition off and take the
key with you when leaving the vehicle.
Automatic engin eswitch-off The ECO start/stop function switche
soff the
engine automatically if you:
R apply th ebrake and bring th evehicle to a
standstill
R operat ethe clutc hpedal R
engage neutral N(follow gearshif tinstruc-
tion ;to engage neutral N,ifnecessary)
R release the clutch pedal
The engine is only switched off if:
R the outside temperature is within the range
which is suitabl efor the system.
R the engin eisatnormal operatin gtemper-
ature.
R the set temperature for the vehicle interior
has been reached. 138
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the battery is suffici ently charged.
R the syste mdetects that the windsc reen is
not misted up when the air-conditioni ng
syste misswitched on.
R the bonnet is closed.
R the driver's door is closed and the seat belt
is fastened.
R the vehicle is not being steered.
Automatic engine start If the engine has been switched off by the
ECO start/stop function
,itrestart sautomat-
ically if you:
R depres sthe clutc hpedal
R depress the accelera torp edal
The engin eisstarted during the automatic
stop phas eif:
R thes ystem is deactivated using the ECO
button.
R the vehicle start storoll.
R the brake system requires this.
R the system detects moistur eonthe wind-
screen when the air-conditionin gsystem is
switched on.
R the battery' scharge status is too low.
R the driver's seat belt is removed or the driv-
er' sd oor is opened.
R you steer the vehicle.
! Only engage gear when the clutc hpedal
is depressed. Deactiva
ting/activa ting th eECO start/
stop function :
To activate/deactivat ethe ECO star t/
stop function
; Indicator lamp
If indica torlamp ;is off, the ECO start/stop
function has been deactivated manually or as
the result of amalfunction. The engine will
then not be switched off automatically when
the vehicle stops.
i Each time the engine is switched on, the
ECO start/stop function is activated. Driving
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Problems wit
hthe engine Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Th
ee ngine doe snot
start. The HOL
Dfunction or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
X Deactivat ethe HOL Dfunction (Y page 172)orDISTRONIC
PLUS (Y page 160).
X Try to start th eengine again. The engine doe
snot
start. The starter motor
can be heard. R
There is amalfunction in the engine electronics.
R There is amalfunction in the fuel supply.
R The on-board voltage is too low because the starter battery is
too weak or discharged.
X Before attempting to start the engine again, turn the key in the
ignition back to position 0or press the Start/Stop button
repeatedly until all indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster go
out.
X Try to star tthe engin eagain (Y page 136). Avoid excessively
long and frequen tattempt stostart the engine as thes ewill drain
the battery.
If the engine does not start after several attempts:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The engine does not
start
.The starter motor
can be heard. The
reserve fuel warning
lam pisl it and the fuel
gauge displa yshows 0. The fuel tan
kise mpty.
X Refue lthe vehicle. The engin
edoes not
start. You cannot hear
the starter motor. The on-boar
dvoltage is too low because the starter battery is too
weak or discharged.
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 289).
If the engin edoes not star tdespite attempt stojump-start it:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The starter motor was exposed to
athermal load that was too high.
X Allo wthe starter motor to cool down for approximatel ytwo
minutes.
X Try to start the engine again.
If the engine still does not start:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 140
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Problems wit
hthe transmission Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Th
et rans mission has
problem sshifting gear. The transmission is losing oil.
X
Hav ethe transmission chec kedataq ualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. Th
ea cceleratio nability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no
longer changes gear. The transmission is in emergency mode.
It is only possible to shift into
2ndgear and reverse gear.
X Stop the vehicle.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition lock or press the Star t/
Stop butto nrepeatedly until all indicator lamps in the instru-
men tcluster go out.
X Wait at least 10 seconds before restarting the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
If D is selected, the transmission shifts into 2ndgear; if Ris
selected, the transmission shifts into reverse gear.
X Hav ethe transmission chec kedataq ualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. Releasin
gthe parking lock manually
In th eevent of an electrica lfault, it is possible
to release the selector lever lock manually to
move it out of position P,e.g. if you wis hto
tow the vehicle away. X
Depres sthe parkin gbrake firmly.
X Prise ou tselector lever gaiter :with aflat,
blunt object ,(e.g. ascrewdriver wrappe dinclot
h)from th eright-hand edge, pulling it
up and out.
X Pres sreleas ebutton ;dow nand simul-
taneousl ymove the select or lever ou tof
position P.
The selector lever can now be moved freely
unti litisr eturnedtop osition P. Refuelling
Important safet
ynotes G
Risk of explosion
Fuel is highly flammable. Fire, naked flames
and smoking are therefore prohibited when
handling fuels.
Switc hoff the engine before refuelling. G
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Do not com einto contact with fuels. 148
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aB luetooth ®
connection to th eaudio sys-
tem or COMAN DAPS (see the separate oper-
atin ginstructions). G
Risk of accident
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them whe nthe roa dand traffic conditions
allo w. Ot herwise, you may be distracte dfrom
th et raffi cconditions, cause an accident and
inj urey oursel fand others.
X Switch on the mobil ephone and audi osys-
tem or COMAND APS (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselectthe Tel men u.
Yo uw ills ee on eofthe following display mes-
sage sint he multifunctio ndisplay:
R Please ente rPIN:The mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
X Enter the PIN usin gthe mobile phone, LIN-
GUATRONIC ,the audio system or
COMAN DAPS.
The mobil ephone will search for anetwor k.
In the meantime, the Telephone No
Service displaymessage appears in the
multifunction display.
R Telephon eready or thename of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
an etwor kand is ready to receive.
R No Service:Non etworkisa vail able.
Accepting acall If someone call
syou when you are in the
Tel menu, adisplay message appears in the
multifunction display ,for example: X
Press 6on the steerin gwheel to accept
an incomi ngcall.
You can accep tacall even if you are not in
the Tel menu.
Rejectin gorending acall X
Press the ~buttonont he steering
wheel.
You can end or reject acall even if you are not
in the Telmenu.
Dialling anumbe rfrom the phone book If you
rmobile phone is able to receive calls,
you can search for and dial anumber from the
phone book in the audio system or COMAND
APS at any time.
X Copy the telephone book of the mobile
phone into the audio system or to COMAND
APS (see the separate operating instruc-
tions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Telmenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press 9or: to select the name you
are searching for.
To start scrolling rapidly ,pres sand hol dthe
9 or: button for longer than one
second. After ashort time, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. Menu
sand submenus
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Tyres
Display messages Possible caus
es/consequences andM Solutions
Tyre pres‐
sure Check
tyres
G
Ris
kofa ccident
The tyr epressure loss warning system ha sdetected asignif-
ican tloss in pressure.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Stop th evehicle without making any sudde nsteering or
braking mano euvres.P ay attention to the traffic conditions
as you do so.
X Check the tyres and, if necessary ,change the wheel
(Y page 302).
X Chec kthe tyr epressure and ,ifnecessary, correc tthe tyre
pressure.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system when th etyre
pressure is correct (Y page 301).Check
tyr
epres‐
sures then
restart
Run Flat
Indicator Ad
isplay message for the tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem
was shown.
X Set the cor recttyrep ressur eina ll four tyres.
X Restart th etyrep ressur eloss war ningsystem
(Y page 301). Ru
nF lat
Indicator inopera‐
tive Th
et yrep ressur eloss war ningsystem is faulty.
X Visit aq ualified specialist workshop. Vehicle
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
To st
art
engine, shift to
either P
or N Yo
uh avea ttempted to startthe engin ewitht he transmiss ion
in position Ror D.
X Shift th etransmission to position Por N. P Select
Park (P) You have switched off the engine with the Star
t/Stop button
and opened the driver's door.
You wante dtolock the vehicle.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Shift th etransmissio ntoposition P. 230
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
+ Ke
yn ot
detected
(red display
message) Th
eK EYLESS-GO key is not in the vehicle.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
If th eengineiss witched off ,you can no longer loc kthe vehicle
cen trally or start the engine.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Engage the parkin gbrake.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key. The KEYLESS-GO key is not detected whil
ethe engin eisrun-
ning because there is interference from astron gsource of
radio waves.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yassoonasp ossible,
paying attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Operate th evehicle with the key in the ignition lock if nec-
essary. + Ke
yn ot
detected
(white dis-
play mes-
sage) Th
eK EYLESS-GO key cannot be detected at present.
X Chang ethe location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO func-
tion sint he vehicle.
If the KEYLESS-GO key is still not detected:
X Change the location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO func-
tion sint he vehicle.
X Operate the vehicle with the key in the ignition lock if nec-
essary. + Ke
ys till
in vehicle Th
eK EYLESS-GO key has bee ndetected inside the vehicle
during locking.
X Remov ethe KEYLESS-GO key from the vehicle. + Remove
starting
button,
then
insert key KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctioning or is defective
.A
warning tone also sounds.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock and turn it to the desired
position.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. + Close
door
sto
lock vehi‐
cle At leas
tone doo risopen. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Close all door sand lock the vehicle again. Display messages
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Cleaning th
ewindows G
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Switch off th ewindscree nwipers and remove
the key fro mthe ignition lock befor ecleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO, press the Star t/Stop
butto nuntil all indicato rlamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise move and injure you.
X Clea nthe insid eand outside of the win-
dow swithadamp cloth and acleaning
agent that is recommended and approved
by Mercedes-Benz.
! Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vent stoc lean the inside of the windows.
Do not use hard object stoclean the insides
of the windows, e.g. an ice scraper or ring.
There is otherwise arisk of damaging the
windows.
! Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear window at regular
intervals. Under certain circumstances,
deposits such as leaves, petals and pollen
may prevent water from drainin gaway
leading to corrosion damage.
Cleaning the wiper blades G
Risk of injury
Switch off the windscreen wipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYL ESS-GO, pres sthe Start/S top
button until all indicator lamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise mov eand injure you.
! Do not pull on the wipe rblade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
! Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wiper noise. X
Fold the wiper arm saway from the wind-
screen.
X Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
damp cloth.
X Fold the windscreen wipers back again
before switching on the ignition.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
Cleaning the headlamps X
Clean the plastic lamp lenses on the head-
lamps using awet sponge and amild clean-
ing agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car sham-
poo or cleaning cloths.
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths which are suitable for plastic head-
lamp lenses. Unsuitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths could scratc hordamage
the plastic headlamp lenses.
Cleaning the sensors X
Clean sensors :of the driving systems
with water, car shampoo and asoft cloth.
! If you clea nthe sensor swithahigh-pres-
sure cleaner ,make sure that you keep a
distance of at least 30 cm between the
vehicle and the high-pressure cleaner noz- Care
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Befor
etowing away ,make sur ethat the steer-
ing can be mov edand is not locked.
If yo utow or tow- start another vehicle, its
weigh tmustn ot excee dthe maximum per-
missible gross vehicle weigh tofyour vehicle. G
Risk of accident
The vehicle is braked when the HOL Dfunction
or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Therefore,
deactivate HOLD and DISTRONIC PLUS if the
vehicle is to be towed.
It is better to have the vehicle transported
than to have it towed.
! Whe ntowing, pull away slowly and
smoothly. If the tractive power is too high,
the vehicles coul dbedamaged.
! Do not use the towing eye for recovery,
as this could damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, recover the vehicle with acrane.
! Youm ay tow the vehicle for amaximum
of 50 km. Atowing speed of 50 km /h must
no tbee xceeded.
For towing distances over 50 km, the entire
vehicl emust be lifted up and transported.
! On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
key instead of the Start/Stop button .Turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock and
shif tthe automatic transmission to N.
Then, turn the key back to 0and leave it in
the ignitio nlock.
! Only secur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes. You could otherwise
damage the vehicle.
Please note:
R vehicles with an automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
R if you ar etowing the vehicle over alonger
distance, this must be done with the rear
axle raised.
R the ignition must be switched off if you are
towin gthe vehicle with the rea raxle raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could otherwis edam-
age the brake system.
R if the vehicle has suffered transmission
damage, only tow it with the propelle rshaft
disconnected.
R if the engin edoes not start, tr yjump-start-
ing it (Y page 289).
R if it is not possible to jump-start the vehicle,
have it towed to the nearest qualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre.
R the automatic transmission must be in
position Nwhen the vehicle is being towed.
Before towing the vehicle, mak esure that the
battery is connected and charged. You will
otherwis ebeunable to switch on the ignition
or shift the transmissio ntoNin vehicles with
an automatic transmission.
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
before the vehicle is towed (Y page 208).
You could otherwise be locked out when
pushing or towing the vehicle. Fitting the towing eye
Vehicles with atrailer to whitch: if you intend
to use the vehicle for towing, fold out the ball
coupling and connect the towbar to it
(Y page 186).
X Take the towing eye and the wheel wrench
from the vehicle tool kit (Y page 274).
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
front and at the rear ,under the covers. Towing and tow-starting
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